On Saturday 16th July 2022 Paul K9PM/P a radio amateur from Box Elder, SD reached the summit of Shard Mountain and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 21 contacts in total working on the 30, 40 and 20 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Shard Mountain is 2368 metres (7770 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA groups database.